Improvement in dumping-wagons



' 2 sneenssneet- 1. B. H0LMES.' Dumping Wagon.

N 105,684. Pat-entedJuIy Z6, 1870.

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ZShets-Sheet -B. HOLMES. Dumping Wagon.

N0. 105,684. Patentedul 26, 1870,

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BRITAIN Hon- E or BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent Nor-105,684, dated m 26, 1870.

' IMPROVEMENT IN numrmdweeons.

The. Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

V I, BRITAIN HoLMEs, of the city'of Bulialo, in the countyof Erie and State of New York ha-ve' invented an Improved Dumping Wagon, ofwhich the following is a specification.

'My invention consistsr First, of a reach, cast or otherwise, formed of two pieces, which unite at the turn table in front and di.

verge toward the'rearaxle, to which they are attached,

incom binationwith thedumping-boxand axis whichare supported therebya Second, in arranging and attaching to the'under side of the curvedreach the spring boxes which sup-t port the dumping-axis;

Third, of a tail-board, hinged at its upper edge, and

fastened byfa sprmg catch or its equivalent at its lower edge.

Fourth, of a seat, attached to the bent upper ends of-two spring standards, which are'supported in suitable guide-bearings to the inside of the end board, so

as to be readily detachable therefrom, as required.

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Figure I is a longitudinal section of my improved wagon.

Figure 11 is a cross-section, looking toward the rear,

in line ofthe dumping-axis. p

Figure III is afragmentary view, Showing a plan of the underside of the-reach, and the manner-of attaching the spring boxes thereto.

Like letters of reference designate like parts in each of the figures.

A isthe'front, and:

B, the'rearaxle., M t G0 are the two bars or pieces forming the reach.

The front axle I preferto-make hollow, of cast-iron, with an elevated soeketed portion,'A', at the center, im'the socket of which fits a post or pivot, c, which is fiimined so as to project downward from the front end apex of the reach. A rubber block may be arranged in the-base of this socket of the bearingA', so i as to form a spring support for the'pivot-post. These partsmay be secured together, if required, by atbolt passing through the end of the reach, pivot-post, and

axle. Therear end of the reach-bars may be attached to the rear axle in any. firm and suitable manner.

D is the box, which can be made of awidth to just clear the inside of the wheels, and may be of any ordinary constructiona ET is across-piece, firmly secured to the under side of the box, at a point a little back-of the center, and is provided with notches a e to receive the bars of the reach, over which it fits, andflby which it is supported.

The dumping-axis F is fastened by staples, or otherwise, to the under side-of this cross-piece, and passes under the reach,which is curved upward, as shown in fig. l, where it is secured in place by the boxes G, which arefirmly bolted to the reach-bar in the arch of the curve. I

-. -These boxes are formed so-as to receive a block of India. rubber, i, which forms a'spring for the axis resting thereon, the boxes being formed with vertical slots 9, or otherwise, to permit of -the requisite play of the axis.

Any other suitable pendent support for the spring '8 may be employed. 1

H is a stop-block, attached to the under side of the box, infront of the cross-piece E, so as to'rest upon the reach when the box has assumed aj horizontal position, and prevent it tilting forward, the box resting, when in a normal position, on'this block, and on the dumpin'g axis. 1 'A spring catch, J or other device, is attachedto the. bottom of the box near the front, so as to auto- 7 matically .or otherwise engage. with the end of r the V -reach', and hold the box down in place. In the accompanying drawing, which consists of two of the box, and extending across it above thetail-board,

L, to which is hinged thereto by two straps, m m, so as to' swing outward, as clearly shown. The lower edge of the board is fastened in place by a short arm, a, attached thereto, which'projects downward through a longitudinal slot, o, inthe bottom of the box, and en-- gages with 'aspring catch-lever, P, 9 representing a rubber block,- arranged to form thespring therefon. Theboard is released, in an obvious manner, by pressing on the long armof this-catch-lever.

Q is an ordinary foot-rest, projecting forward from the front end board'R of the box. 7 S is' a seat,secured to the bent -ends of two spring standards, t t, which fit in guides formed by straps u 'u secured to the inner side of the end board, the ends of the standards resting on the bottom of the box.

This construction and arrangement form a cheap and easyfseat, and 'onewhich is readily detachable.

Supporting the box on a curved reachand'dispens ingwith the use of bols'ters, enable tbef'box to .be made of a width that will just clear the wheels, and to bereadily tilted sufficiently to'cause a free discharge of the load, as there is nothing to obstruct the'movementuntil the box-strikesthe' rear axle or the ends of the reach attached thereto. The upwardly-curved form of the reach is'the best calculated to enable it to peiforni the function of supporting the load in addition to the ordinary one of. coupling together the two axles.- V v The arrangement of the spring boxes on-the under side of the ourved'reach enables the box to be brought 2. The springs i and supports G, for the dumpingaxis, arranged on the under side of the curved reach 0, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

3. The tail-board L, hinged at its upper edge to the cross-rod K, and locked at its lower edge by the arm n and a springmatch P, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

4. The seat S, spring standards ,t t, guides in u, and end board R, constructed arranged, and operating as hereinbefore set forth.

'. BRITAIN HOLMES.

Witnesses:

JNQ J BONNER, VICTOR H. BECKER. 

